Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-10-13

over there. That's right Gently
now. Thcre-aha. What did /
tell your That was well done.
wasn't il, Ainslcyi"
Excellent, said Ainsley. open
him-do. / am consumed with
curiosity"
Sybil obeyed, laughingly, expect.
ing nothing.
BY Jove'" Dick cried. "She's
hooked the gold ring"
Sure enough, inside the slim little
fish lay the shining band which
every one coveted.
lit is like the Arabian Nights. "
She said in astonishmcnt. How
pretty it isr' And sec this French
motto n ! Il e-'Marau femme.
l'annc portrait,
That means YOU will be married
in year" said Arbuthnot, smiling
into her shy, little, flushed face.
81 don't think that's likely" Sybil
replied, "But ! never dreamed OF
getting the ring. | wonder how |
ever happened to"
"Thcre is no great mystery, as I
can sec, said Evelyn, with a disa.
greeable laugh. "A brother of Mrs.
Bayard's ought TO be able TO prompt
one etlectually."
Miss Ogden said Dick, quick
~ 81 hope you do not think that
knew where the ring wasi'
"Oh, OF course not" was the sar.
castle reioindcr "Ah, Captain
Clyde, is this your The music is
playing. | suppose ve may as well
20 into the ball room"
Dick Clyde smo,hered an cxcla.
nation as he turned TO Ainsley with
a curious look.
"You have not fished yet" he
said.
"rhere is plenty of time" Ar
buthnot answered "There is Miss
Irwin, Dick. She looks appealing"
You always have your own way,
Ainsley," Dick said, resentfully, and
went of to find his partner.
Sybil and Mr. Arbuthnot were
left alone by the table.
Aren't you going to fish? she
asked.
mo. am TO lead the german,
and IT IS my peculiar privilege TO
| choose partner VIII you dance
with me, Miss Wcirp"
ooh, Mr. Arbuthnot, / shall dis.
grace you"
Il will run the risk" he said.
offering his arm, which she took
shyly. "IIow pretty that ring looks
on your hand! Do you know have
a strong desire to put it on with q
wishf"
"Well, haven't any objections" I"
said Sybil, blushing family.
30 Ainslcy took her small white
hand, and put the ring on il.
at will come true in a year, if il
comes true at all, he said. "Now,
come! The germanAbegins at ten.
and musttell you what figures /
have chosen"
Everybody wanted TO know who
that quiet little thing was who
danced with Ainsley Arbuthnot.
and the next day Dick Travers
brought a friend TO call lie found
Evelyn Ogden alone in her glory.
Miss Weir has gone out to hunt
place" she said viciCusly. "She
wants to teach school, / believe"
"Ah, you don't say" said Dicks
companion, who was the youth with
the primrose. "Do YOU think she
would take me for a pupill / am
not much on most things, but the
fellows say am the very deuce 90
geography"
a month slipped by, and Sybn
went home disappointed IL was
the wrong time OF year, they said
She might get place in the fall,
but there was none vacant now.
"I'm afraid I'm not Of much &C
count. Aunt Hannah" she said de
pondcnty. as she sat by the little
old study lamp, thinking it all over.
81 might as well have stayed at
home, and not spent the money
going 90 town. lndecd," she adj
dcd, with q sigh, "it would have
been great deal better"
1t was an odd answer % her Oh.
scrvation, that there came lust AL
that moment q ring at che bell.
which brought her face 90 face in
The doorway with Ainslcy Arbuth.
not
II have followed you" he said
holding the hand which She gave
him 81 found that ] could not be
happy away from you, and came
% ask, Sybil whether ] might not
stay with you a.wayss
Come in, She said leading him
into the pariOr. where only the Gre.
light shonc Excuse me. she ad.
dod hastily. II will get a lamp"
"Ihis will DO, De said, OBTAINING
her ~ Ike This best Sybu, YOU
know Whit j came for i love YOU
VIII you marry mcF
She was q natural gid. without
any art or coquetfy, and She an
swercd him out Of hcr heart
YES
Then my wish VIII come true.
be said, lifting hcrhand and kissing
it where tEc gold ring sp8nncd her
pretty finger edo v0n know what
J wished, daringf The ring said
that The year would bring YOU